Australia Introduces New Visas!

Last week the Australian Federal Government announced new visas for regional Australia which will be available from November 2019. It will also revise the definition of Regional Australia to include all of Australia except for the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Perth. The new visas announced are: Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional […]

Anger as Australian senator Fraser Anning blames immigration for mosque shootings

Whilst New Zealands’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has said it “one of New Zealand’s darkest days” and called the shootings a terrorist attacks, Australian senator blamed the shooting in immigration. At least 50 people were killed in Christchurch and another 20 were seriously injured. Fraser Anning, a senator in Queensland, has issued a statement describing […]

Changes to the Australian Working Holiday Visa

The Australian Working Holiday Visa program will be undergoing significant changes made by the government. One of the key changes will allow workers to work for more than 6 months for the same agricultural employer. It will also include the opportunity to get a third year working holiday visa, under certain conditions. The current working […]

Joy for Irish Nationals as the age limit for Working Holiday Visas is increased to 35

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Patrick O’Donovan has announced the age limit for Irish nationals applying for the working Holiday programme has increased to 35. The reciprocal agreement, which also allows Australians to come to work in Ireland, gives participants the ability to work abroad for up to two years. IMAGE: ALAMY The current […]

Foreign Workers in Australia Could be Owed Money

          If you’re a foreign worker and you’ve worked in Australia in the last ten years on a working holiday visa you could be in for a tax refund. Tax refund specialists in Australia are calling up anyone who worked in Australia in the last the years to check their filing […]